Feb 4, 2012 5:33 AM
It's been that long?
I almost forgot I had this thing. Then again, I've been out of the anime loop for a while. A combination of a few seasons of 'meh', other hobbies taking hold and other issues meant I hven't been watching a lot for quite some time.
However, I seem to be getting back into it. I've recently rewatched Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and 2nd Gig, the Ah! My Goddess TV series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and the movie, Azumanga Daioh and I've just finished Serial Experiments Lain (I still don't quite get it. I like it, but I don't get it). I've also picked up a few shows to watch, they are on my list.
On the Haruhi note, I see in the last entry I wrote I mentioned the Endless Eight. It's very late, but I thought I might put my 2 cents in. I actually watched all 8 episodes back to back whilst going through the series again. watching it that way isn't too bad, particularly if you have something to do at the same time (I was making models). It just gets boring after a while, as it's still the same thing for 8 episodes straight.
I think the big problem when it aired was the wait in between. We wait a week (or more if there was a problem with the subbers, or it wasn't shown that week, I don't remember, it's been too long), and we get......last weeks episode with a new coat of paint. We remember the awesomeness of last season, spend the week in anticipation of what antics Haruhi will do this week....and they're doing what they did last week. The dialogue was almost the same, the episode structure was the same, the outcome was the same. I think they were trying to play up the deja vu angle, but it was too diluted over the 8 episodes. You get the scene at the pool, and when they arrive at the festival, but that's about it, for each episode. I have to give them props for animating a new episode for each cycle, giving them new outfits and changing some scene compositions, though.
Spotting the differences was fun for a bit, but even that got dull after a while when the overall experience was last weeks episode. Now I think of it, there were probably ways to make it work. They could have done some of the things Nagato listed off. have an episode where they don't go to the Obon festival, and one where they go twice. Instead of the balloons each week, do the different jobs they did. Shake up the episode composition a bit. That would have made it more interesting.
Interesting idea, poor execution.
I don't know if I will use this space to dump what's fluttering through my mind very often, But I can try to remember that it's here.
However, I seem to be getting back into it. I've recently rewatched Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and 2nd Gig, the Ah! My Goddess TV series, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and the movie, Azumanga Daioh and I've just finished Serial Experiments Lain (I still don't quite get it. I like it, but I don't get it). I've also picked up a few shows to watch, they are on my list.
On the Haruhi note, I see in the last entry I wrote I mentioned the Endless Eight. It's very late, but I thought I might put my 2 cents in. I actually watched all 8 episodes back to back whilst going through the series again. watching it that way isn't too bad, particularly if you have something to do at the same time (I was making models). It just gets boring after a while, as it's still the same thing for 8 episodes straight.
I think the big problem when it aired was the wait in between. We wait a week (or more if there was a problem with the subbers, or it wasn't shown that week, I don't remember, it's been too long), and we get......last weeks episode with a new coat of paint. We remember the awesomeness of last season, spend the week in anticipation of what antics Haruhi will do this week....and they're doing what they did last week. The dialogue was almost the same, the episode structure was the same, the outcome was the same. I think they were trying to play up the deja vu angle, but it was too diluted over the 8 episodes. You get the scene at the pool, and when they arrive at the festival, but that's about it, for each episode. I have to give them props for animating a new episode for each cycle, giving them new outfits and changing some scene compositions, though.
Spotting the differences was fun for a bit, but even that got dull after a while when the overall experience was last weeks episode. Now I think of it, there were probably ways to make it work. They could have done some of the things Nagato listed off. have an episode where they don't go to the Obon festival, and one where they go twice. Instead of the balloons each week, do the different jobs they did. Shake up the episode composition a bit. That would have made it more interesting.
Interesting idea, poor execution.
I don't know if I will use this space to dump what's fluttering through my mind very often, But I can try to remember that it's here.
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| Feb 4, 2012 5:33 AM |
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